Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O'Reilly :: The Fields of Athenry

Rónán Ó Snodaigh and I are about to embark on a nationwide tour of intimate theatres across Ireland and we'll be bringing this version of 'The Fields of Athenry' with us on the journey. All dates listed here:

"The Fields of Athenry" is a song written in 1979 by Pete St. John in the style of an Irish folk ballad. Set during the Great Famine of the 1840s, the lyrics feature a fictional man from near Athenry in County Galway, who stole food for his starving family and has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colony at Botany Bay.

[kstella]

Gorgeous, as always - what a treat to hear Myles joining in the singing! Always such a joy to hear Ronan's thoughts/musings after playing a tune, the ancestral memories run deep <3 <3 <3

[sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Its amazing how different a song can sound

[laurelronan]

I've been listening to this everyday lately. Each time I get teary, beautiful work guys.

[anamarie]

The 2 voices in harmony is beautiful !

[ferguscahillane]

So many beautiful scenes and sounds as always! Interesting choice on thumbnail 😅

[springgingerla]

Utterly beautiful, looking forward to Galway!❤

[vargasprime]

Great performance, great video. Love the emotion captured in both.

[Lunatraktors]

Gorgeous new setting of the old words. Ach, this song just wrecks you doesn't it? We choose songs exactly the same way – if it makes you well up, you need to sing it until you can handle it, and then sing it for other people.

[clumsiii]

makes me miss Olympia in the late aughts
all the familiar faces and everyone plays so beautifully
*the synths too! what cool textures - thanks for the introduction to this wonderful singer
What a lucky time in your town~! <3

[paddyryanmusician]

Sounds very like Ben Howard gone trad class stuff